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Act Number: 45

Act Name: The Coir Industry Act, 1953

Year: 1953

Enactment Date: 1953-12-23

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the development of the Coir Industry and for that purpose to levy a customs duty on coir fiber, coir yarn and coir products exported from India and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
3 Definitions.
4 Establishment and constitution of the Coir Board.
5 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
6 Salary and allowances of Chairman.
7 Vice-Chairman.
8 Executive and other Committees.
9 Secretary and staff.
10 Functions of the Board.
11 Dissolution of the Board.
12 Control of export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products.
13 Imposition of a duty of customs on export of coir fibre, coir yarn and coir products.
14 Payment of proceeds of cess to the Board.
14A Grant by the Central Government to the Board.
15 Constitution of Fund.
16 Borrowing powers of Board.
17 Accounts and audit.
18 General control over acts and proceedings of the Board.
19 Report and returns.
20 Penalties.
21 Offences by companies.
22 Previous sanction of Central Government for prosecution.
23 Protection of action taken in good faith.
24 Power to delegate.
25 Suspension of operation of Act.
26 Power of Central Government to make rules.
27 Power of Board to make by-laws.
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